2024
The Scenic Route: Lingular Metastasectomy Through the Right Chest
Udelsman B, Blasberg J. The Scenic Route: Lingular Metastasectomy Through the Right Chest. Annals Of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports 2024, 2: 506-508. DOI: 10.1016/j.atssr.2024.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRight chestMinimally invasive wedge resectionIsolated pulmonary metastasesIpsilateral chestIsolated metastasisOverall-survivalPulmonary metastasesSurgical resectionWedge resectionAnterior mediastinumThoracoscopic approachDisease-freeLeft thoracotomyResectionMetastasectomyChestMetastasisPatientsPleurodesisMediastinumThoracotomy
2022
A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 2: systematic review of evidence regarding resection extent in generally healthy patients
Detterbeck FC, Mase VJ, Li AX, Kumbasar U, Bade BC, Park HS, Decker RH, Madoff DC, Woodard GA, Brandt WS, Blasberg JD. A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 2: systematic review of evidence regarding resection extent in generally healthy patients. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2022, 0: 0-0. PMID: 35813747, PMCID: PMC9264068, DOI: 10.21037/jtd-21-1824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-randomized comparisonHealthy patientsResection extentIndividual patientsSystematic reviewStage I lung cancerI lung cancerStage I NSCLCCharacteristics of patientsPulmonary function testsLong-term outcomesRisk of recurrenceVideo-assisted approachSublobar resectionWedge resectionRandomized trialsFunction testsLung cancerResidual confoundingEffect modifiersShort-term benefitsLobectomyPatientsPubMed systematic reviewMargin distanceA guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 3: systematic review of evidence regarding surgery in compromised patients or specific tumors
Bade BC, Blasberg JD, Mase VJ, Kumbasar U, Li AX, Park HS, Decker RH, Madoff DC, Brandt WS, Woodard GA, Detterbeck FC. A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 3: systematic review of evidence regarding surgery in compromised patients or specific tumors. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2022, 0: 0-0. PMID: 35813753, PMCID: PMC9264070, DOI: 10.21037/jtd-21-1825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLimited pulmonary reserveLong-term outcomesResection extentNon-randomized comparisonPulmonary reserveOlder patientsIndividual patientsFavorable tumorsSystematic reviewStage I lung cancerFavorable long-term outcomeI lung cancerScreen-detected tumorsStage I NSCLCCharacteristics of patientsShort-term outcomesLesser resectionsPerioperative mortalityPulmonary functionSublobar resectionWedge resectionPatient selectionRandomized trialsLung cancerResidual confounding
2021
The Survival Advantage of Lobectomy over Wedge Resection Lessens as Health-Related Life Expectancy Decreases
Salazar MC, Canavan ME, Walters SL, Chilakamarry S, Ermer T, Blasberg JD, Yu JB, Gross CP, Boffa DJ. The Survival Advantage of Lobectomy over Wedge Resection Lessens as Health-Related Life Expectancy Decreases. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2021, 2: 100143. PMID: 34590002, PMCID: PMC8474228, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2021.100143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage I NSCLCWedge resectionSurveillance EpidemiologyMortality riskHigh riskSurvival advantageLife expectancyNational Cancer Institute's Surveillance EpidemiologyEnd Results-MedicareTreatment-naive patientsEarly-stage NSCLCRetrospective cohort studySuperior local controlShort life expectancyLife expectancy decreasesPerioperative complicationsCohort studyComorbid conditionsLung parenchymaLobectomyCox modelReasonable optionPatientsNSCLCLocal control
2018
Primary Salivary Type Lung Cancers in the National Cancer Database
Resio BJ, Chiu AS, Hoag J, Dhanasopon AP, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ. Primary Salivary Type Lung Cancers in the National Cancer Database. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2018, 105: 1633-1639. PMID: 29486180, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.01.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCarcinoma, Adenoid CysticCarcinoma, MucoepidermoidConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPneumonectomyProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSalivary Gland NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseAdenoid cystic carcinomaMucoepidermoid carcinomaLung cancerCancer DatabaseMEC patientsACC patientsMortality riskMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelsCox proportional hazards regression modelProportional hazards regression modelsAdjusted mortality riskPulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinomaLymph node metastasisPrimary lung tumorsIncomplete tumor resectionRisk of deathHazards regression modelsHigh tumor gradeOverall prognosisPrimary lungPulmonary malignancyWedge resectionNode metastasisDistant metastasis